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Opportunity is missed by most
people because it is dressed
in overalls and looks like work.
--Thomas
Edison
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Short Fiction
"Deer Story"
Boston Fiction Annual Review, 2006
"Arrest Me"
Chemical Lust: A Sex & Drugs Anthology
Monophonic Press, 2005
"San Andreas"
Scrivener Creative Review, 2004
"Mishpocheh"
Green Mountains Review, 2004
"Mishpocheh"
Kaleidoscope, 2004
"Abandoning Nature"
Side Show: An Anthology of Contemporary Fiction
Somersault Press, 1997
(Awarded Honorable Mention)
"Tuesday Courage"
The Slate,
1995
"Flies and Maggots"
Verve,
1993
Contributing
Personal Essayist
"Why My Garden"
Literary Mama: Reading for the Maternally Inclined
Ed. Andrea
J. Buchanan and Amy Hudock, Seal Press, 2005
"Digging
Dordogne"
France, A Love Story: Women Write About the French Experience
Ed. Camille Cusumano, Seal Press, 2004
"Inchworm Turns Three"
Toddler: Real-Life Stories of those Fickle, Urgent, Irrational, Tiny People
We Love
Ed. Jennifer Margulis, Seal Press, 2003
"Thumbelina: The Complexities of Having a Pretty Little Girl"
Child of Mine: Writers Talk About the First Year of Motherhood
Ed. Christina Baker Kline, Hyperion, 1997
Fiction/Creative
Nonfiction Online
"Red
Diaper Dharma"
Ongoing column at Literary Mama, 2006-
"San
Andreas"
Literary Mama, 2005
"Fair Game"
Pindeldyboz.com, 2005
"Why My
Garden"
Literary Mama, 2005
The Phoenix"
Big Ugly Review, 2004
(Contest Winner)
"Inchworm Turns Three"
(from Toddler),
Literary Mama,
2004
"Abandoning Nature"
Literary Mama,
2003
"Showing Pink"
Cherry Bleeds,
2003
Non-Fiction Books
On the Go with Baby: A Stress-free Guide to Getting Across Town or
Around the World,
Sourcebooks, May 2002
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Friendship for Teens, Alpha Books, 2001
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Looking Great for Teens, Alpha Books, 2000
The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Well-Behaved Child, Alpha Books, 1999
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting, Alpha Books, 1998
Mom's Guide to Disciplining Your Child, Alpha Books, 1997
Baby Maneuvers,
Alpha Books, 1997
International
Book Editions
O Mais Completo Guia Sobre Amizade na Adolescencia, (Portuguese language
edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Friendship for Teens), Brochura (Brazil), 2003
Jak Wygla Dac Super: Dla dziewczyn i chlopaw od 13 do 19, (Polish language edition of The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Looking Great for Teens) Amber (Poland), 2003
Feature Articles
and Opinion Pieces
Diablo Arts, The Noe Valley Voice, Parents' Press, Chicago Baby
Internet Content
Provider/Book Reviewer/Feature Writer
"An Interview with Marion Winik"
Literary Mama, 2006
"Resident Author" for BabyZone.com
Monthly articles, essays, humor columns, and on-line advice, 1998-2001
Parenting and Childbirth "Expert Editor" for Amazon.com.
Monthly book reviews, feature articles, and author interviews, 1997-1999
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TEACHING and EDITING
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Instructor, UC Berkeley Extension , 2002-present
Developing
the Novel
Fear Into
Fiction
The Novel
Writing Workshop
Rhetoric
Continuing Faculty Member: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Writing
Consultant, Evening & Weekend MBA Program, 1999-present
Lecturer,
Business Communications, summers 2002-2006
Lecturer,
MBA Core Writing Program, 1998-2001
Senior Editor:
Literary Mama, 2006-present
Fiction Editor:
Literary Mama, 2003-2006
Private Writing Coach and Consultant: 1992-present
Visiting Instructor: St. Petersburg State University, Russia, December 2003 and
B.U.T.E. Institute, Budapest, Hungary, Spring 2000 and Spring 2005
Workshop
Design and Instruction: "The Gentle Art of Literary Submission," Book
Passages, Bonanza Street Books, 1998, 1999
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PERFORMANCES AND GUEST APPEARANCES <
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Fiction/Non-fiction
readings: San
Francisco LitQuake 2006, Boston Fiction Festival, The Sunday Salon
(Brooklyn), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Lynchburg, VA), Barnes
and Noble (Manhattan), Borders Books (San Francisco and Emeryville), ACWLPB
(San Francisco), Get Lost (San Francisco), DIESEL (Oakland), Easy Going
Travel (Berkeley), Book Passages (Corte Madera), A Great Good Place for
Books (Montclair), Modern Times (San Francisco), and many more.
Solo Performance: Jean Shelton Theater, 2007
Panelist:
Mills College, Professional Survival for Writers Day, 2003
Panelist:
National Women's Book Association, San Francisco, 2000
Guest Lecturer:
University of San Francisco, MA in Writing Program, 1999
Sole Juror:
Word Play/Play Words, poetry contest sponsored by the Sebastopol Arts
Council, 1998
One-Woman Shows: San Francisco (Last Day Saloon), 1987 and Tokyo, 1989
Club 9:
Installation and Performance, 1986
Radio and Television appearances: Interviewed on over 50 local and national radio
programs including NPR. Featured guest on KRON-TV and KGO (ABC) in San
Francisco.
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HONORS and AFFILIATIONS
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Fiction Fellowship Recipient: Virginia
Center for the Creative Arts, 2005, 2006
Award Winner: "Deer
Story," The Boston Fiction Festival, 2006
Fiction Contest Winner: "The
Phoenix," Big Ugly Review, 2004
Finalist: San Andreas: Short Fiction on
Shaky Ground, The Ontario Prize, 2006
Honorable Mention: "Abandoning
Nature" Side Show 1997: An Anthology of Short Fiction
Founder and host: Wild Plum Literary Salon,
2001-2005
Memberships: National Writers
Union, Friend of West Coast PEN, Literary Mama Board of Directors,
Writermamas, WOM-BA
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EDUCATION, MENTORS, LITERARY
INFLUENCES
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B.A.,
San Francisco State University: Interdisciplinary Studies in Creative Arts, Summa
Cum Laude, Distinguished Graduate Award, Student Leadership Award
Private Writing Workshops: Masha Hamilton (2007, 2008), Ann Hood (2007), Tom
Jenks (1996), Mary Webb (1991-1994)
Theatrical and Performance Art Training: Lynn Hershman, Linda
Montano, R.G. Davis, A.C.T. Young Conservatory, Lee Strasburg Studio (New
York), Hank Hyena, Harvey Susser, W. Kamau Bell
Wise Women:
Johanina Wikoff, Alix Kates Shulman, Peggy Roche, Tillie Olsen
Literary Influences (some): Henry Miller, M.F.K. Fisher, Alice Munro, Ursula K.
Le Guin, Anne Michaels
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